Director: George Tillman Jr.
Writers: Tony Gayton,
Joe Gayton
Stars: Dwayne Johnson,
Billy Bob Thornton,
Maggie Grace.
Storyline
A lone man, recently released from prison, seeks out the people from his
past who he believes betrayed him. While he forces each to atone for
their sins, he must also face what meting out vengeance will do to his
immortal soul. Meanwhile, he's not the only one looking to settle old
scores. Hired by the man responsible for the events which lead him to
prison, an eccentric contract killer follows his every move. Scenes of
them crossing paths, sometimes violently, are interspersed with the
assassin's self-realizations of how to deal with struggles within his
own life. As if old enemies & hired guns aren't enough, a young
female detective begrudgingly works alongside a veteran investigator
looking to simply survive his last two weeks on the force before
retirement, as they seek out the brazen ex-con who has been blazing a
path of gasoline-powered destruction in his vintage Chevelle.
User Reviews
I
thought The Rock had abandoned us for Disney movies until I went to an
early screening of Faster hosted by our local Rock station.
No spoiler alert necessary because I'll keep this short. This movie is action packed from the opening scene but has two twist, one a whodunit, the other about a character's origin, not even hinted at in the previews.
The plot starts simply enough. The Rock walks or rather runs out of prison after 10 years and starts hunting down the guys responsible for killing his brother. Things get complicated when the cops (Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino) and a playboy-assassin (Oliver Cohen) and his girlfriend (Maggie Grace, LOST!) start hunting him. There are great supporting actors like Mike Epps, Moon Bloodgood and Mr. Eko from LOST along the way.
I enjoyed it, my wife enjoyed it and we are going with her family to see it again after Thanksgiving lunch.
No spoiler alert necessary because I'll keep this short. This movie is action packed from the opening scene but has two twist, one a whodunit, the other about a character's origin, not even hinted at in the previews.
The plot starts simply enough. The Rock walks or rather runs out of prison after 10 years and starts hunting down the guys responsible for killing his brother. Things get complicated when the cops (Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino) and a playboy-assassin (Oliver Cohen) and his girlfriend (Maggie Grace, LOST!) start hunting him. There are great supporting actors like Mike Epps, Moon Bloodgood and Mr. Eko from LOST along the way.
I enjoyed it, my wife enjoyed it and we are going with her family to see it again after Thanksgiving lunch.
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